Al Dark vs. Frank Malzone — Career Comparison

Al Dark
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstopRookie of the YearAll-Star
Frank Malzone
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

Al Dark and Frank Malzone are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 101 for Al Dark, 98 for Frank Malzone), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 110 vs 107). The overall lean goes to Al Dark, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Al Dark and Frank Malzone

Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1828
140.09
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1441
147.34
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7829
600
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
5868
600
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7219
553.25
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5428
555.01
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2089
160.1
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
1486
151.94
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1533
117.49
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
1093
111.76
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
27.44
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
239
24.44
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
5.52
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.15
Al Dark
Career
Per 600 PA
126
9.66
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
13.6
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
556
42.61
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
393
40.18
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Al Dark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Al Dark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
961.81
73.71
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
653.6
66.83
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2969
227.54
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
2166
221.47
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2573
197.19
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
1840
188.14
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Al Dark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
81.54
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
647
66.16
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
757
58.02
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
728
74.44
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1695
129.9
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
1242
126.99
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1048.04
80.32
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
699.23
71.5
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.14
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.74
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
32.95
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
34.46
Al Dark
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.53
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
2.66
Al Dark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
534
40.92
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
44.38
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.66
14.66
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
13.52
13.52
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
7.28
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
31
3.17
Al Dark
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.38
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.62
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
10.27
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
165
16.87
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
4.52
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.43
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.07
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.43
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.59
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.86
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.6
68.6
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Al Dark and Frank Malzone

Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
2.1
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1370
1.03
Al Dark
Career
Per 9 Innings
877
1.02
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353
1.02
Al Dark
Career
Per 9 Innings
23315
27
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35908
27
Al Dark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7771.2
9
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11969.1
9
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3174
3.68
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1308
0.98
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4854
5.62
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2884
2.17
Al Dark
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
0.4
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.15
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8370
9.69
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4388
3.3
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8028
9.3
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4192
3.15
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.91
95.91
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.53
95.53
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.431
4.431
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Al Dark
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.4
48.4
Frank Malzone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.76
98.76
Al Dark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
1.17
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
0.22
Al Dark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Dark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Dark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Dark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Malzone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0